Athlone Business and Technology Park, Garrycastle Dublin Road, Athlone Co. Westmeath
Construction of a boundary fence and security gates on a greenway access path in Athlone.
2460392 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 16 October 2024
- Reference
- 2460392
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of constructing a palisade boundary fence and security gates on the greenway access path connecting the IDA Athlone Business and Technology Park to the Old Rail Trail Greenway. The fence will bound the new path with gates at the northern and southern boundaries.
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Official record
Development description
Development which will consist of the construction of a palisade boundary fence and security gates on the greenway access path from ida athlone business and technology park to the old rail trail greenway, which has previously been granted planning permission but has not yet been constructed. The fence is proposed to bound the new path with a gate at the boundary of the ida park to the north, adjacent to the greenway and another gate along the new path within the ida park to the south
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for high value high tech knowledge, R&D and SMART industries in a high quality built and landscaped environment.”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
Objective set by the ATLAP 2014-2020 (2014–2025). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Altown, Garrycastle, Athlone | Sept 2025 | €201,000 | 159 m |
| 34 Altown, Garrycastle, Athlone | Mar 2026 | €265,000 | 223 m |
| 8 Garrycastle, Athlone, Westmeath | Jan 2025 | €275,000 | 327 m |
| 24 Cypress Gardens, Athlone, Westmeath | Feb 2025 | €303,000 | 434 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 October 2024
- Decision due10 December 2024
- Decision issued5 December 2024
- Grant issued13 January 2025
- Permission expiry12 January 2030
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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